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​Jury selection expected to begin in trial of former Penn State president

​Jury selection expected to begin in trial of former Penn State president

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Updated: 9:48 AM EDT Mar 20, 2017

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WEBVTT HANNAH MCDONALD IS LIVE ATTHE COURTHOUSE WITH MORE.HANNAH:GOOD MORNING.JURY SELECTION IS STARTINGTODAY.THE TRAVEL DETERMINE IF GRAHAMSPANIER TRIED TOCOVER UPANYTHING OR PUT CHILDREN AT RISKWHILE HE WAS THE UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT DURING THE JERRYSANDUSKY YEARS.HE FACES TWO COUNTS OF CHILDENDANGERMENT AND CONSPIRACY FORHOW HE HANDLED THE SANDUSKYSCANDAL.PROSECUTORS SAIDTHAT HE AND TOADMINISTER IT IS HEARDCOMPLAINTS ABOUT SANDUSKY, BUTDID NOT PROPERLY REPORT THEM.THOSE TWO FORMER COLLEAGUES PLEDGUILTY LAST WEEK AND COULDTESTIFY AGAINST SPANIER DURINGHIS OWN TRIAL.SPANIER WAS PUSHED OUT OF HIS

​Jury selection expected to begin in trial of former Penn State president

Jury selection is expected to begin today in the trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier. He's facing charges that his response to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal put children at risk.